Nkhuwa Trashes Zesco Sale Claims

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa has trashed claims that the government of Zambia has put up Zesco for sale to the Chinese.

Clearing the air on the allegations that government had auctioned Zesco to the Chinese Nkhuwa said that no such plans had been put up by government.

“I just want to make it clear that Zesco is not for sale, it has not been discussed anywhere. In my ministry I am in charge of Zesco, there is no correspondence and nobody has even come here to see me or see any member of staff asking to buy Zesco,” he said.

“As far as we are concerned Zesco is not up for sale. Zesco is a very strategic company in the Republic of Zambia and therefore it must be handled very carefully.”

Nkhuwa said the President Edgar Lungu cabinet could not be so irresponsible as to auction Zesco which was a Strategic institution.

“I think that the government of Zambia led by Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu is a very responsible government that will not do things in a haphazard manner therefore please be informed that Zesco is not for sale,” Nkhuwa said.

“Zesco produces 80% of the energy that we use in Zambia including the energy that we export. Energy is the engine room of the economy, if there was a blackout, everything stops working.”

President Lungu’s critics have gone to town discrediting his recent trip to China where he joined 53 of the 54 African countries at the Africa-China summit in Beijing.

moses

SSTØÑÜR

Pliz y ar u doin this because of money u can sell us pliz wat is the value of 30% of Zambia now belongs to the China orled show belong to them we don’t even see wat that money goes this is not yo country u ar just chosen to control because no one is above the low this is our country pliz u ar not given the country to distroy it or to sell eny thing but to divelop it four years ago they said that they will build schools but people thy are still leaning under trees they said that they will make roads but ma

menomeno

Cr7

Tuli bantu

Selling ZESCO is a very foolish idea, you already sold us to these Chinese we work as slaves with little money hard job, I know we can’t complain to the government because we know you already ate Chinese money for the exchange of our slavery, slavery in our own country and the Chinese are citizens why in this government, what is wrong with this government, wake up Zambians at last we will be ruled by Chinese.

Kaya

Zambia

Pa last they will sell me.pliz God come to my rescue this government has no mercy on me see they want to sell zesco which gives me energy for my people to survive nw no more energy hw will I survive and feed my children.I will deal with them if my people dies economically with blackouts.

Peters

Mr. K

Wongani

Land and citizenship are forbiden 2 foreigns 2 hav but investment from foreigns is very eithe from chinas or europen with no evil conditions attach 2 loan we get from them. Zesco our water of life 4 zambia economic growth. We opposition leader who think cheating pipo would them 2 win election and accept china investment in a name of hard working pipo. God gave the gift and u and i can’t take that frm them. President Sata MHSRIP0 rejectd chinas 2 hell but after wining he acceptd and use them.GBM and KAMBWILI are taking u back 2010 campigns then i blieved but 2day i reject it. ZESCO IS NOT 4 SALE

mr life

Iam always told you guyz lungu chen china is corrupted leader and he like amasampo so zesco is gone sure iam very sad we remain with tumatemba in town why mr sata you left us in the long hand please we are suffering and our country is controlled by china because of corruption ,king cobra why you past away so soon came and see dorra siliya is bosting in your political part .very very sad to lost king cobra in the short team and short period and to left us in hards of foreigners .

Mr. K

Zesco is national a ssert which can only be sold by s perpetual loser of election with hate speech a person who blocks others from community land. Zesco cannot be sold by a popularly elected person with humble character

Kedrick siame

I think pf government should be resign not starting selling things in the country, and every one who’s no that is a zambian citizen you can’t even say that zesco niyanyoko or any insult course it’s over, pf government what are doing and why are you what to sell zesco to those dogs are you thinking or what, and those who advancing each other to sell things in Zambia are you normal.

Chanda Joseph

Don’t sell things like what used to happen in MMD. Mr Sata Michel Chilufya never soled anything here. Some body Soled Zamtel, but Sata got it buck to Zambia. Now who is thinking of selling zesco and Zambia? Ayo emanoyabusatana munshibila nsala thanks.

Paulo lukamba gato

simz

Our country is going no were for as long as the Chinese pipo are in the country,, we are all going to be sold and the President will run away,by the we are already slaves in our on country… Just wait u will see
Zambian pipo are working for free industry’s per day k 21 wat are u going to do with it nama taxz higher….awe”” this is zambia””

Derrick Munene

We will keep your words minister, but if we hear Zesco is gone to the chocholis then you’re irresponsible because in your words you mentioned that your government can’t be irresponsible by selling Zesco. We want to know the resolution on the Chinese loans that you over borrowed.

Pafwenamwine

It’s always ministers coming out strongly out manoeuvring the public as Zambians are known to be lucid and dreaming. Next morning it will be NRDC NO WE ARE NOT SELLING, SECOND MINUTE ANOTHER MINISTER COMES OUT WE ARE SELLING BASED ON CHAKOLWA ANALYSIS OF DEVISION MAKING PROCESS.
Sure anyone who will sale ZESCO his balls or vig must be cut and die in prison and govt confiscate his assets back to the treasury